A&M beat: Recruiting class fifth nationally

Published 10:17 pm, Thursday, January 23, 2014

Recruiting class fifth nationally

COLLEGE STATION — National signing day is Feb. 5, and Rivals.com currently ranks Texas A&M's football program fifth nationally with verbal commitments from 20 prospects, including three five-star recruits.

The Aggies, 9-4 last season under coach Kevin Sumlin, particularly need help on defense, where they ranked 109th nationally (allowing 476 yards per game) among 123 FBS teams. On that front, one player to keep an eye on down the stretch to signing day is Cypress Falls four-star linebacker Otaro Alaka.

Alaka received in-home visits from Sumlin and new Texas coach Charlie Strong on Thursday, according to the recruiting websites TexAgs.com and Rivals.com.